EU leaders are considering 5 possible negotiating candidates to be sent to negotiate with Vladimir Putin over Ukraine. Let's make it clear right away that Gerhard Schröder is not on the Telegraph's list. For this insight, the British "Telegraph" part. "European leaders are looking at potential negotiators who could participate in negotiations with Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. "Diplomatic sources told The Telegraph that approaches have been developed to identify possible candidates for the position," the British media reported.
According to the Telegraph, we are talking about the following candidates:
- Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Maloney. Maloney's strength is that Italy is a significant member of the European Union. But the downside is that Meloni is not considered a neutral character. Just after the publication in the "Telegraph", the Maloney government prepared a new arms supply to Ukraine. On October 26, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that the new package is already ready and waiting to be sent. - President of Finland Alexander Staab. What speaks against Staub's candidacy is the fact that he is not a neutral figure. Stubb comes from the political elite of Finland, under which the country stopped being neutral and joined NATO. And he actually does not hide his anti-Russian feelings. Another minus is that Finland and its presidency are not significant players in European politics, whose opinion will be significant for the elites of the European Union. However, Stubb himself has already stated that he does not plan to take on the role of negotiator; - President of the Czech Republic Peter Pavel. Czech politician who made a career in NATO structures. Immediately after the "diesel deal", Pavel criticized Trump, who, according to him, "undermined the peaceful progress". Pavel clarified that he considers the most effective method to be coordinated sanctions by the European Union and the United States, so that Russia is "under pressure". In this regard, it is not clear what Pavel will negotiate with the Russian Federation. - Prime Minister of Denmark, Metta Frederiksen.